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This week on streaming marks the arrival of a new mystery thriller, Eric, on Netflix, an inspiring documentary, Jim Henson Idea Man, on Disney+, and the return of We Are Lady Parts on Peaco*ck.
Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.
New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: Eric, We Are Lady Parts, Jim Henson Idea Man + More
It seems like a strange coincidence that two of this week’s new releases are both about New York-based puppeteers, but their tones are vastly different. In Netflix’s Eric, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Vincent, a puppeteer in 1980s New York whose son goes missing, and Vincent becomes frantic and delusional in his quest to being the boy home. On Disney+, Jim Henson Idea Man tells a much different story (a true one), of the man whose puppetry and creative ingenuity have brought joy to several generations. And there’s one more exciting new release that has nothing to do with puppeteering, We Are Lady Parts, a show about an all-female Muslim punk band, whose second season dropped on Thursday.
New on Netflix May 30: Eric
Benedict Cumberbatch is well-known for his turn as Sherlock Holmes, but in Eric, he plays a man unable to solve a mystery that begins to tear his life apart. When a young boy named Edgar goes missing, his father Vincent (Cumberbatch) becomes obsessed with the idea of bringing one of Edgar’s drawings, a monster named Edgar, to life in order to lure Edgar home. A puppeteer, Vincent builds and voices the monster, despite everyone else’s misgivings.
New on Peaco*ck May 30: We Are Lady Parts
Now would be a great time to go back and watch the first season of We Are Lady Parts, the stellar dramedy that premiered on Peaco*ck back in 2021. The show, about a young Muslim woman (Anjana Vasan) who defies her family expectations to live a traditional, conservative lifestyle in order to be the guitarist in a punk band, was one of Peaco*ck’s first original series and its second season is finally here this week.
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New on Disney+ May 31: Jim Henson Idea Man
Filmmaker Ron Howard directs the newest documentary about Muppets creator Jim Henson, called Jim Henson Idea Man, which is streaming now on Disney+. Produced with the cooperation of the Henson family, Idea Man is a look at the innovator’s 36-year career as he developed the prototype for Kermit the Frog and the characters on Sesame Street, and went on to make films like Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal.
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
New on Netflix – Full List
Released Thursday, May 30
Eric (GB) *NETFLIX SERIES
Geek Girl (GB) *NETFLIX SERIES
Released Friday, May 31
A Part of You (SE) *NETFLIX FILM
Chola Chabuca
How to Ruin Love: The Proposal (ZA) *NETFLIX SERIES
Raising Voices (ES) *NETFLIX SERIES
Tòkunbọ̀ (NG) *NETFLIX FILM
Released Saturday, June 1
1917
30 for 30: Once Brothers
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Ali
Baby Boy
Big Fat Liar
The Breakfast Club
Burn After Reading
The Conjuring
The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The Devil’s Own
Divergent
The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Dune (1984)
Heartland: Season 16
Home
Kicking & Screaming
La La Land
Land of the Lost
The Lego Movie
National Security
On the Basis of Sex
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
S.W.A.T.
Simon
Strawberry Shortcake’s Summer Vacation
Tangerine
Two Can Play That Game
New on Prime Video –Full List
Released Thursday, May 30
Die Hart 2: Die Harter (2024)
The 1% Club (2024) *Prime Video Original Series
WNBA (2024) *Prime Video Original Series
Released Friday, May 31
The Outlaws: S3 (2024) *Prime Video Original Series
Released Saturday, June 1
Las Vegas (S1-5)
21 & Over (2013) – Available on Freevee
All Saints (2017)
Animal Crackers (2020)
Annie (2014)
A Raisin In The Sun (1961)
At Close Range (1986)
Basic (2003)
Battlefield Earth (2000)
Bite The Bullet (1975)
Black Dynamite (2010)
Bloodsport (1988)
Blow Out (1981)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Brewster’s Millions (1985)
Brick (2006)
Brick Mansions (2014) – Available on Freevee
Bruno (2009)
Buck And The Preacher (1972)
Class (1983)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Dark Angel (1990)
Dark Blue (2003)
Dawn Of The Dead (2004)
Death At A Funeral (2007)
Diablo (2016)
Duck Soup (1933)
Edge Of Darkness (2010)
Eye Of The Needle (1981)
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Available on Freevee
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Finding Forrester (2001)
Fireproof (2008)
Gigli (2003)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2004)
Godzilla Vs. Destroyah (1999)
Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II (1999)
Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy (2003)
Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla (1999)
Godzilla, Mothra, And King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2003)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2004)
Gridiron Gang (2006)
Guarding Tess (1994)
Hackers (1995)
Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) – Available on Freevee
Hellfighters (1968)
High Noon (1952)
I Am Ali (2014)
I Am Bolt (2016)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) – Available on Freevee
Igby Goes Down (2002)
Incendies (2010)
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Juan Of The Dead (2011)
Just Mercy (2020)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Kindergarten Cop 2 (2016)
Last Tango In Paris (1973)
Layer Cake (2005)
Legion (2010) – Available on Freevee
Little Man (2006)
Macarthur (1977)
Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964)
Midnight Run (1988)
Milk (2009)
Money Train (1995)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
No Good Deed (2014)
No Stranger Than Love (2016)
Noah (2014)
Not Without My Daughter (1991)
Ong Bak – The Thai Warrior (2005)
Open Season (2006)
Outlaws And Angels (2016)
Overboard (1987)
Pariah (2011)
Paths Of Glory (1957)
Platoon (1987)
Precious (2009)
Predestination (2015)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Quantum Of Solace (2008)
Revenge (1990)
Rise of the Guardians (2012) – Available on Freevee
Running with the Devil (2019) – Available on Freevee
Saved! (2004)
Six Degrees Of Separation (1993)
Skyfall (2012)
Sleepover (2004)
Soapdish (1958)
Some Kind Of Wonderful (1987)
St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
Stomp The Yard (2007)
Superbad Unrated (2007)
Takers (2010)
Tangerine (2015)
Teen Wolf (1985)
The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (1994)
The African Queen (1952)
The Animal (2001)
The Battle Of Britain (1969)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1977)
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
The Danish Girl (2016)
The Fate of the Furious (2017) – Available on
Freevee for free with ads
The Haunting (1999)
The Hurricane (2000)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The Last Castle (2001)
The Lost Husband (2020) – Available on Freevee
The Man in the Moon (1991)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Mechanic (2011)
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
The Quiet Man (1952)
The Russia House (1990)
The War Wagon (1967)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie
Newmar (1995)
Tomahawk (1951)
Traffik (2018) – Available on Freevee
Vertical Limit (2000)
Written On The Wind (1956)
You Got Served (2004)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Available on Freevee
New on Hulu –Full List
Released Thursday, May 30
MasterChef: Season 14 Premiere (Fox)
The Promised Land | 2023
Released Friday, May 31
Sympathy for the Devil | 2023
T.I.M. | 2023
Released Saturday, June 1
About Last Night | 1986
Ace of Cakes: Complete Season 9 (Food Network)
Alaskan Bush People: Complete Seasons 5-7 (Discovery)
Annapolis | 2006
Aquamarine | 2006
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy | 2004
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 2013
Bahamas Life: Complete Season 4 (HGTV)
Betsy’s Wedding | 1990
Blades Of Glory | 2007
Blue City | 1986
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation … | 2006
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (DUBBED) (Viz)
Boys Don’t Cry | 1999
Brown Sugar | 2002
Caribbean Life: Complete Season 14 (HGTV)
Chopped: Complete Seasons 51 and 54 (Food Network)
Click | 2006
Coyote Ugly | 2000
Death on the Nile | 2022
Eight Millimeter | 1999
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | 2019
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | 1986
Fight Club | 1999
Freddy Got Fingered | 2001
Fresh Horses | 1988
Hawaii Life: Complete Season 1 (HGTV)
Hide and Seek | 2005
Hitchco*ck | 2012
House Hunters: Complete Season 171 (HGTV)
House Hunters International: Complete Season 139 (HGTV)
Independence Day | 1996
Island Life: Complete Season 17 (HGTV)
It Follows | 2015
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | 2021
Joker | 2019
Kill Your Darlings | 2013
Life of Pi | 2012
Little Black Book | 2004
Lord of War | 2005
Maine Cabin Masters: Complete Season 7 (Magnolia)
Mirrors | 2008
Money Monster | 2016
Office Space | 1999
Over The Hedge | 2006
Prayers for Bobby | 2009
Saw | 2004
Saw 2 | 2005
Saw 3 | 2006
Saw 4 | 2007
Saw 5 | 2008
Saw 6 | 2009
Saw: The Final Chapter | 2010
Skyscraper | 2018
Silent Hill | 2006
Slums Of Beverly Hills | 1998
Split | 2017
St. Elmo’s Fire | 1985
Survivor: Complete Seasons 9-10, 26-27 (CBS)
Taps | 1981
The Amazing Race: Complete Seasons 18-21 (CBS)
The Batman | 2022
The Boss | 2016
The Croods | 2013
The Day After Tomorrow | 2004
The Duke | 2020
The Girl Next Door | 2004
The Missing | 2003
The New Guy | 2002
The Vow | 2012
Van Helsing | 2004
Volcano | 1997
Weird Science | 1985
Welcome to Plathville: Complete Seasons 2-3 (TLC)
Wild Tales | 2015
Working Girl | 1988
New on Max –Full List
Released Thursday, May 30
Outchef’d, Season 3 (Food Network)
Released Friday, May 31
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail, Season 3 (Discovery Channel)
Released Saturday, June 1
50/50 (2011)
America’s Sweethearts (2001)
American Heist (2014)
Bandits (2015)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader (2010)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Demolition (2015)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Evil Dead (2013)
Fright Night (1985)
Generation Por Que? (2021)
Hope Springs (2012)
House at the End of the Street (2012)
Into the Blue (2005)
Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Jessica’s Big Little World, Season 1D (Cartoon Network)
Krampus (2015)
Life After (2017)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Marmaduke (2010)
Minari (2020)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Open Water (2003)
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017)
The Other Guys (2010)
Overlord (1975)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Ride Along 2 (2016)
Shadows (2020)
Shining Through (1992)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Spaceship Earth (2020)
Splice (2009)
Sugar (2008)
The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home, Season 1
Uncut Gems (2019)
Urban Legend (1998)
User Zero (2020)
Wanted (2008)
Released Sunday, June 2
Craig of the Creek, Season 6A (Cartoon Network)
Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse, Season 1 (Magnolia)
Mecum Presents: Automotive Archaeology, Season 1 (Motor Trend)
Ren Faire (HBO Original)
Total Drama Island, Season 1 (Cartoon Network)
New on Disney+ –Full List
Released Friday, May 31
Doctor Who: Episode: “Dot and Bubble” *Disney+ Original
Jim Henson Idea Man (Premiere) *New to Disney+
New on Apple TV+ –Full List
Frog and Toad (Season 2 Premiere)
New on Paramount+ with Showtime –Full List
Released Friday, May 31
Couples Therapy Season 4 premiere*
Black Christmas*
Released Saturday, June 1
10 Cloverfield Lane*
13 Going on 30*
A Man Called Horse
American Beauty
Animal Kingdom
Black Sheep
Black Snake Moan*
Blazing Saddles
Bounce*
Bound*
But I’m a Cheerleader
Chantilly Bridge
Chasing Amy*
Chicago
Coach Carter
Congo*
Cop Land*
Critical Condition
Crocodile Dundee*
Crocodile Dundee II*
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles*
Dog Day Afternoon
EuroTrip
Failure to Launch
Flags of Our Fathers
Foxfire
Fresh
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter
Galaxy Quest
Hardball
Harlem Nights
Head of State
Heatwave
High Noon
Hustle & Flow
In & Out*
In The Bedroom
It Takes Two
Jade
Kiss The Girls
Lifeguard*
North of Normal
Pretty In Pink
Save the Last Dance
Shaft
She’s All That
She’s the Man
Sherlock Gnomes
Shooter
Shutter Island
Soapdish
Some Kind of Wonderful
Son of Rambow
Stardust
Summer of Sam
Super 8
Texas Rangers*
The African Queen
The Beach Bum*
The Boy*
The Brady Bunch Movie
The Cookout*
The Fighting Temptations
The Honeymooners
The Impossible*
The Island
The Last Airbender
The Last Castle
The Lookout*
The Love Guru*
The Net
The Queens of Comedy
The Quiet Man
The Raid 2
The Raid: Redemption
The Shootist
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Way Way Back
There Will Be Blood
Tommy Boy
Trading Places*
Unidentified Objects
Vampire in Brooklyn
Released Sunday, June 2
Mayor of Kingstown (S3 Premiere)
New on Peaco*ck –Full List
Released Thursday, May 30
We Are Lady Parts, Season 2 (Peaco*ck Original)*
Released Saturday, June 1
2012*
A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
About Time
Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
A Fantastic Woman
Anna and the Apocalypse
A Royal Makeover
A Summer to Remember
Away & Back
Billy Elliot
Blockers*
Bride of Chucky
Brokeback Mountain
Burlesque*
Capote
Caribbean Summer
Christmas at Dollywood
Christmas at Graceland
Christmas at Rome
Christmas at Vienna
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs*
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2*
Clue
Constantine
Dante’s Peak
Despicable Me 3*
Far From Heaven
Fences
Ghostbusters (1984)*
Ghostbusters II*
Girls Trip*
Gladiator
Gods of Egypt
Hidden Gems
If Beale Street Could Talk
In My Dreams
It’s OK to Ask Questions: Seasons 1-2
Jennifer’s Body
John Wick*
John Wick: Chapter 2*
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum*
Limbo*
Love is Strange
Love’s Portrait
Midway (1976)
Moriah’s Lighthouse
Nantucket Noel
Philadelphia
Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
Pride
Pride (2014)
Puss in Boots
Red
Red 2
Riddled with Deceit: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone
RV (2006)
Safe House (2012)
Saved!
Saving Private Ryan
Seed of Chucky
Ships in the Night: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery
Stomp the Yard
Survivor’s Remorse: Seasons 1-4
TED
The Best Man
The Birdcage
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Supremacy
The Croods
The Derby Stallion
The Dilemma
The Joneses
The Other Guys
The Producers (2005)
The Secret Life of Pets
The Smurfs
The Smurfs 2
The Terminal
The Wedding Date
Turbo
Van Helsing
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
What Happens in Vegas
With-In
Released Sunday, June 2
The Alpinist*
New on Britbox –Full List
Released Friday, May 31
Here We Go S2 | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 7 x 30’ | All at Once
What Else Is Streaming New This June?
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:
- New on Netflix this month
- New on Amazon Prime this month
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- New on Disney+ this month
- New on Max this month
- New on Showtime this month
- New on Starz this month
- New on BritBox this month
- New on Acorn TV this month
- New on Tubi this month
- New on Paramount+ this month
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